The Regal Throne — Power, Politics and Ribaldry : A Guide to Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V

Meanwhile in Cheapside, (and to his father's chagrin), the future Henry V, as adolescent Prince Hal, disports himself in seedy taverns amongst a gallery of Hogarthian lowlifes (including the comedic heavyweight Falstaff), while quietly planning a shrewdly redemptive personal remake as the exemplary war hero, Henry V.